Adult Medicine Physician Training: Vocational Advanced Training

Vocational Advanced Training

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Thoracic and Sleep Medicine

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Supervising Committee
Introduction
Thoracic Medicine
Sleep Medicine
	Definition of Specialty Levels of Training Advanced Training Program - Level I General Principles Core Training Procedural Skills Other Specific Requirements Training Posts Advanced Training Program - Level II General Principles Components of Training Core Training Procedural Skills Complementary (Elective) Skills Projects or Case Reports Other Specific Requirements Research Teaching Training Posts Recognition of Advanced Training Programs in Thoracic & Sleep Medicine
Special Societies

SLEEP MEDICINE

Definition of Specialty

Sleep medicine encompasses sleep breathing disorders, disorders of daytime somnolence, insomnias, parasomnias, disorders of chronobiology, and neurological and psychiatric disorders affecting sleep. Sleep medicine is a cohesive blend of: clinical knowledge of sleep disorders; knowledge of the basic sciences of normal and disordered sleep processes; experience with specialised diagnostic techniques, tests and procedures employed in clinical assessment; and expertise in the management of all clinical sleep disorders.

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